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New York firm closes on Southfield Town Center, plans up to $50M in renovations, contracts
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Crain’s Detroit Business

Kirk Pinho

The Southfield Town Center, the second largest office complex in metro Detroit, officially has a new owner.

New York City-based 601W Cos. closed on the $177.5 million purchase of the 2.2 million-square-foot office complex late Friday, said Michael Silberberg, principal of 601W. read more

Lawrence Tech Finishes Second Again in Formula Hybrid Competition
Lawrence Tech Finishes Second Again in Formula Hybrid Competition 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University’s student team overcame a series of mishaps to finish second for the second year in a row in the Hybrid Drive Class of the Formula Hybrid International Competition held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, April 28 to May 1. read more

Two Local Women Win Alumni Achievement Awards at Lawrence Tech
Two Local Women Win Alumni Achievement Awards at Lawrence Tech 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Two female executives with degrees in electrical engineering, both from Northville, will receive Lawrence Technological University’s Alumni Achievement Award at commencement exercises on Saturday, May 10.

LLTU will hold indoor ceremonies at the Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac for its 82nd commencement. The university is awarding more than 850 degrees for this academic year. read more

Pepper Hamilton LLP To Host Seminar on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Policies
Pepper Hamilton LLP To Host Seminar on BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) Policies 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Pepper Hamilton LLP attorneys Robert Ludolph and Ryan Bowers will present a seminar on “Are Your Secrets Safe? BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) and Beyond” on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the Skyline Club in Southfield, MI. read more

LTU Named USA National Organizer for World Robot Olympiad
LTU Named USA National Organizer for World Robot Olympiad 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has been named the national organizer for the United States for the World Robot Olympiad Association(WRO-USA), which runs a global LEGO robotics competition that draws participants from around the world.

The Olympiad started in Singapore in 2004. This year over 17,000 teams are participating. Each country has its own competition, and the winning teams from each country are invited to attend the World Robot Olympiad to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals.  read more

Southfield Summer Soulstice Announced for June 21
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New family festival and running event to be held on Lawrence Tech’s campus at sunset on longest day of year

Southfield Summer Soulstice, a new family festival and running event, has been announced for June 21. The event will take place at sunset on the Lawrence Technological University (LTU) campus. Southfield Summer Soulstice will offer participants 5K and 10K runs, which are available to all ages and abilities. Runners will be encouraged to stay after the run to enjoy the longest day of the year with their friends and families that are there to cheer them on. The event also offers a one mile family sunset stroll, music stage, Yoga Soul, kids’ activities, a Michigan craft beer tent, food trucks and much more, until 11p.m. read more

Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest State Championships May 3
Lawrence Tech to Host Robofest State Championships May 3 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Sixty-eight teams from Michigan will compete in the Robofest Michigan Championships on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Don Ridler Field House, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield. Admission and parking are free for this event. read more

$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare
$12 Million Renovation Continues on Southfield City Centre’s Primary Thoroughfare 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

The City of Southfield began to lay the groundwork for the Evergreen Road Improvement Project earlier this spring. The $12 million reinvention of Evergreen Road in the City Centre will accelerate the reinvention of the district into a vibrant, 24/7 pedestrian friendly mixed-use environment. read more

Southfield’s City Centre in Transition
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Hometownlife.com – Observer & Eccentric
Sandra Armbruster

Where is the downtown in the city of Southfield?

There isn’t one is a common response, but if you would have talked with Southfield officials over the past 30 or so years, they would have told you that, some day, it would be smack dab at the corner of Evergreen Road and Civic Center Drive.

Over the years, funding and an economy nearly in its death throes made it seem like the dream of a downtown was more like a nightmare. read more

New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech
New Grant Extends Entrepreneurial Education at Lawrence Tech 150 150 southfieldcc_3ik8d2

Lawrence Technological University has received a three-year $697,000 grant from the Wisconsin-based Kern Family Foundation to support further expansion of entrepreneurial-minded learning in the curricula for undergraduate engineering students.

This is the final phase of a series of grants adding up to over $2.4 million from the Kern Family Foundation that began in 2003. The goal is to incorporate the entrepreneurial mindset into undergraduate engineering education at LTU. read more

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